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Asmodeus.

The king of demons in Jewish tradition, and thought to represent lust in Christian demonology.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˌæz.məˈdiː.əs//-ˈdeɪ.əs//ˌæs-//ˌæzˈmoʊ.di.əs/
  1. The king of demons in Jewish tradition, and thought to represent lust in Christian demonology.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἀσμοδαῖος (Asmodaîos). Believed to ultimately come from an unattested Avestan *𐬀𐬉𐬴𐬨𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (*aēṣ̌madaēuua, from a compound of 𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬆𐬨𐬀 (aēšəma, “wrath”) + 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua, “demon”)). Doublet of Ashmedai: a borrowing from Hebrew.

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